The need of keeping water out of the bilge of a steel boat

Here are some photos of what trapped water and moisture will do to a metal hulled boat. This is not to meant sway anyone from buying or owning a metal boat, I own one myself. It is to give all of us a reminder though, that we need to be diligent in maintaining and inspecting our boats. Speaking of inspecting a metal boat, I had a very good comment on the last post from a former client. He has a process that is very impressive when it comes to inspecting a metal boat for purchase. I encourage anyone who is wanting to buy a metal boat or any boat for that matter to do their own close inspection before putting an offer on a boat and hiring a surveyor. I also would advise the seller of a metal boat to hire a surveyor to inspect the boat before listing it. It is important any issues are known about before the boat goes on the market. Too often a person turns down a boat during my inspections. I would much prefer to be part of a happy exchange of a boat then not.

Saltwater was trapped in a keel of an aluminum boat that was filled with foam and lead. The boat got a new redesigned bulb keel.

This is where salt water has dried in a bilge of an aluminum hulled boat.

A view from the exterior of the same boat.

 

This is where water had sat for years on the inside of this steel boat, good news she was made as good as new.

A lot of time these problems are found while the bottom of a boat is sandblasted or a paint blister is ground down for a repair. Which is what happened in the photo below.

So what do we do to make sure we can find these problems?

Refer to the previous post for the answer:

The need of keeping water out of the bilge of a steel boat

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